Arteta forces players into his system rather than optimizing for their strengths, which leads to the need for constant small upgrades every transfer window. Despite nearly 40 signings, I still haven’t seen him elevate any players to a higher level. Many of his signings—like Ramsdale, Jesus, Zinchenko, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Kiwior, and Jorginho—end up as deadwood within just a season or two. Arsenal can’t compete with City using this approach, especially when they’re only able to bring in second-tier players compared to City’s.
They also tend to complain when conditions aren’t perfect, but in reality, perfection is impossible. They’ve had a nearly full starting eleven fit for two consecutive seasons, while in 2018-19, if I’m not mistaken, the only time we had a complete first eleven together was in the Champions League final.
That is the foundation gone now that Lego Head depended upon… Not been announced yet, whether it is imminent, or the end of the season… Either way, not the best news for Arteta
Edu leaving Arsenal in huge blow to Mikel Arteta as sporting director quits club
I know we make lots of fun of Arsenal at the moment (especially me) but I’m pretty sure last season at a later stage of the season their gap to top spot was even bigger than now and they still managed to get back.
Fully expect them to finish the year strong. That’s why I hope they get beaten by Chelsea on Sunday.
Never a doubt to me that Ödegaard is their most important player - they’ve been missing him badly. Quality player.
Nar they were always up there. Amazingly Spurs were still leading the league after 10 games last year, but Arsenal were only a point back, ahead of City on GD and ahead of us by 1
2nd hardest game of the season, so no, no at all really.
If there’s one that will annoy down the track this season, it will be Forest at Anfield - but don’t worry, we will lose another match at some point and heads will fall off.
They are a good side going through a difficult patch. During that patch, they have still managed to win at the Emirates, except against LFC. So, no, not really, especially because City is also struggling.
Winners win. Whiners whine. Arsenal are undoubtedly a very good team, but they are held back by the culture of whining. I couldn’t agree more that most of the ‘hardship’ this season is self inflicted. And when you look at the supposed hardship, it is completely in the bounds of normal attrition during the course of a season - and the better squads should be equipped to roll with the punches. It’s why nobody has any sympathy for them, or for Pep’s whining about Man City’s hardships right now.
Arteta’s Arsenal - been there 5 years? Spent 700M+. Won an FA Cup.
That might be the story, so Arteta needs to deflect it away from that. Once that narrative takes hold he is on a path out of there… unless he starts to win something big, soon.
